Skype Extension for Wikimedia

I’m constantly championing Skype within my non-profit organization as a way to increase communication while decreasing costs. As part of our developing MediaWiki intranet I wanted to create a directory of staff members and their skype usernames. I also wanted to add buttons (http://www.skype.com/share/buttons/wizard.html) for calling, chatting, and adding skype users.

Existing skype extensions focused only on showing a users Skype status. (http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Skype_extension) In true wiki style, I added my own variaton on the code to allow editors to create buttons for different skype actions.

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Eric ur knowledge sharing rocks! My coding ability unfortunately falls significantly short of urs. I am a Wikimedia user and I want to get people talking to initiate deep consultation processes, integrated dedicated communication within Wikimedia Projects. I know this is possible as I have clicked on a Skype button myself in this environment. I cant seem to get the Skype Extension working and am having a challenge getting any support. I appreciate u r busy mate, but geez i’d appreciate a hand and a bit of ur time. Skype me: b9_hummingbird_hovering